Empire of the Sun’s Adam Ant meets Labyrinth-style garb may work to grab your attention, but it’s their lush disco-pop that will maintain it. Formed by The Sleepy Jackson’s Luke Steele and Aussie electro-popper Nick Littlemore, the band are set to release what may already be one of 2009’s top releases. There’s more than a [...]

To celebrate the release of her ‘Self-Taught Learner EP’, Brooklyn-based rocker Lissy Trullie will perform at Mercury Lounge on February 11th-a show you won’t want to miss. The EP showcases Trullie’s catchy garage-rock vibe with a touch of Chrissie Hynde and dash of Beautiful South-style pop. Currently on tour with fellow-buzz act The Virgins, Trullie’s [...]

When asked recently why she chose not to work with Mark Ronson on her second album, Lily Allen said that the super-producer’s sound was too “retro” for her, and that she wanted to go down a different route for ‘It’s Not Me, It’s You’. The trouble is, it looks like she didn’t know what route [...]

It’s hard to believe ‘Tonight: Franz Ferdinand’ is just album number three from the dapper Scots. Four years in the making, the record saw scrapped sessions with two producers (including Girls Aloud’s uber pop-geniuses Xenomania) resulting in a dancefloor-driven album that’s unmistakably Franz, but this time they’ve harked backwards to early 80s disco for inspiration.

Having already made headlines by changing their name from The Muslims late last year, the column inches for The Soft Pack are set to grow rapidly as the undisputed buzz band for 2009.

It’s been just over three months since Glasvegas played their first-ever New York show at Mercury Lounge, and released their self-titled debut album, but their rise in that time has been remarkable. Even before performing tonight’s sold out show at Bowery Ballroom, the band announced a gig at Webster Hall to take place at the [...]